The Irish Book Trade Conference is a joint initiative from Bookselling Ireland and Publishing Ireland and in 2020 will be held at the Radisson Blu, Dublin Airport on the 20th March.

We're excited to host a packed and varied day for booksellers and publishers, a day that is expanding each and every year, with 2019 seeing record numbers in attendance. The 2020 conference will be followed by an evening dinner dance with guest author, Lucy Foley.

Thank you to this year's Headline Sponsor: An Post.

Chaired by John Keane, Chair of Bookselling Ireland and Mariel Deegan, Chair of Publishing Ireland, the programme includes:

- A keynote address from Peter Cosgrove on 'The Future of Work'

- ​An 'Industry Health Check' with Nielsen Bookscan

- A Publisher Fever Pitch - publishers will line up to pitch their 'must-have' titles to booksellers

- Breakout Sessions for both booksellers and publishers

- An inspiring talk from Niamh Fitzpatrick

- An 'Economy Health Check' from Jim Power

- Life and laughter: In conversation with authors, Marian Keyes and Cathy Kelly